The Splendor and Poverty of Russian Literature
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The Splendor and Poverty of Russian Literature
14.99 €
Sergei Dovlatov is arguably the most popular Russian writer of the late 20th century, whose works ("The Zone," "The Reserve," "Ours," "The Foreigner," "The Suitcase," and others) have been beloved by several generations of readers. In his book, "The Splendor and Misery of Russian Literature," Sergei Dovlatov emerges as a critic and publicist.
The first section contains his philological prose, published in émigré newspapers and magazines. Dovlatov reflects on the fate and development of Russian literature; he writes about classics such as Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Chekhov; about his contemporaries such as Solzhenitsyn, Viktor Nekrasov, Aksyonov, Voynovich, and Brodsky; about writers of the third wave of emigration; and about those who remained in the Soviet Union. Dovlatov's judgments and assessments are sometimes precise, sometimes subjective, but always incisive and engaging: his articles and speeches identify key issues and trends in the literary process of the 1960s–1980s, in which he himself was a participant.
From 1980 to 1982, Dovlatov wrote a column for the weekly newspaper "Novy Amerikanets," serving as its editor-in-chief. He considered newspaper work no less important than his artistic work, and subsequently compiled most of his "editorial columns" into a book, "March of the Lonely" (1983). The appendix to this section includes texts from "Novy Amerikanets," not included in "March of the Lonely," but providing a more complete picture of Dovlatov's two years at the newspaper—a "day labor" that became a literary classic.
This edition includes an article and commentary by Igor Sukhikh, Doctor of Philology and Professor at St. Petersburg State University.
The first section contains his philological prose, published in émigré newspapers and magazines. Dovlatov reflects on the fate and development of Russian literature; he writes about classics such as Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Chekhov; about his contemporaries such as Solzhenitsyn, Viktor Nekrasov, Aksyonov, Voynovich, and Brodsky; about writers of the third wave of emigration; and about those who remained in the Soviet Union. Dovlatov's judgments and assessments are sometimes precise, sometimes subjective, but always incisive and engaging: his articles and speeches identify key issues and trends in the literary process of the 1960s–1980s, in which he himself was a participant.
From 1980 to 1982, Dovlatov wrote a column for the weekly newspaper "Novy Amerikanets," serving as its editor-in-chief. He considered newspaper work no less important than his artistic work, and subsequently compiled most of his "editorial columns" into a book, "March of the Lonely" (1983). The appendix to this section includes texts from "Novy Amerikanets," not included in "March of the Lonely," but providing a more complete picture of Dovlatov's two years at the newspaper—a "day labor" that became a literary classic.
This edition includes an article and commentary by Igor Sukhikh, Doctor of Philology and Professor at St. Petersburg State University.
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